Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener KG,KP,GCB,OM,GCSI,GCMG,GCIE,PC (/ˈkɪtʃənər/; 24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator who won fame for his imperial campaigns and later played a central role in the early part of the First World War, although he died halfway through it.